played out

英 [ˌpleɪd ˈaʊt]

美 [ˌpleɪd ˈaʊt]

adj.  失去影响(或作用)

牛津词典

adj.

• 失去影响（或作用）
  no longer having any influence or effect

英英释义

adj

• drained of energy or effectiveness
  1. the day's shopping left her exhausted
  2. he went to bed dog-tired
  3. was fagged and sweaty
  4. the trembling of his played out limbs
  5. felt completely washed-out
  6. only worn-out horses and cattle
  7. you look worn out
  Synonym:exhausteddog-tiredfaggedfatiguedspentwashed-outworn-out(a)worn out(p)
• worn out
  1. a played out deck of cards

双语例句

• The proverbial story of "David defeats Goliath" played out in the high tech industry.
  “大卫打败了歌利亚”（DaviddefeatsGoliath，《圣经》典故，以弱胜强的典型&译注）这个众所周知的故事看来在高科技产业里又重演了。
• The urges that used to drive him to succeed are played out.
  过去驱使他获得成功的强烈欲望现在已经没有了。
• FASCINATING drama is about to be played out in the world's biggest country.
  一出引人入胜的戏剧马上要在世界上最大的国家上演。
• Our strength was played out early in the contest.
  比赛中我们的力量早已耗尽了。
• We shall have to find a new means of raising money, we've played out bazaas and whistdrives.
  我们必须寻求新的筹款办法，对于巴扎和惠斯脱牌我们已玩够了。
• Their friendship was played out against the backdrop of war.
  他们在战争的背景下产生了友谊。
• It had been a hard day, and by night he was played out.
  劳累了一天，到晚上他已筋疲力竭。
• Mark's strength was played out after the long match.
  长时间的比赛之后，马克筋疲力竭。
• He's not the writer he was. People are beginning to say, he's played out.
  他已不是从前那样的作家了，人们开始说他已才思枯竭。
• I'm always played out by the time I finish work on Fridays.
  到了星期五干完工作的时候，我总是精疲力竭。